SAN FRANCISCO — BART resumed normal service Wednesday afternoon after shutting down Powell Street station in San Francisco following reports of a suspicious package.

BART police responded at 1:22 p.m. to the report of the package, which was on the concourse level of the busy, downtown station, said BART spokesman Jim Allison. The agency reopened the station around 3:30 p.m. but Allison said residual delays were still expected.

BART police asked San Francisco’s explosive ordnance disposal team to intervene, and they closed Powell Street station while investigating the object.

“It appears the safety concern has been resolved,” he said.

The incident caused major delays on all lines into and out of San Francisco. East Bay lines were not impacted by the station closure.

Erin Baldassari covers transportation. A North Bay native, Baldassari covered local news in the greater Boston area for four years before moving back to the Best Coast. She writes about everything roads, rails, and bridges in the East Bay.

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